Mystic — A local grassroots group, whose 117 members meet quarterly to pool their $100 contributions, has now awarded almost $200,000 to area organizations.
Power of Together 2, which formed in 2016 as an offshoot of a similar East-Lyme based group, made its latest donation — $10,700 — to FRESH New London last Friday.
Gae Melford, one of the group's organizers and co-founders, said that while people may donate $50 or $100 on their own to a local organization, they can have a larger impact if they pool their donations.
"It's exciting that you can raise $11,000 in an hour," she said, referring to the length of the group's quarterly meetings, which have been held virtually since last spring.